Docker for Mac is a native Mac application that uses xhyve to virtualize the Docker Engine environment and Linux kernel-specific features for the Docker daemon.
Questions tagged [docker-for-mac]
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What is linux equivalent of "host.docker.internal"
On Mac and Windows it is possible to use host.docker.internal (Docker 18.03+) inside container.
Is there one for Linux that will work out of the box without passing env variables or extracting it using various CLI commands?

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Where is /var/lib/docker on Mac/OS X
I´m looking for the folder /var/lib/docker on my Mac after installing docker for Mac.
With docker info I get
Containers: 5
...
Server Version: 1.12.0-rc4
Storage Driver: aufs
Root Dir: /var/lib/docker/aufs
Backing…

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Mounts denied. The paths ... are not shared from OS X and are not known to Docker
The command docker run -v /var/folders/zz/... produces the following error.
docker: Error response from daemon: Mounts denied:
The paths /var/folders/zz/... and /var/folders/zz/...
are not shared from OS X and are not known to Docker.
You can…

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How to get IP address of running docker container
I am using Docker for Mac. I am running a nodejs based microservice in a Docker container. I want to test node microservice through the browser. How to get IP address of running docker container?

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docker for mac memory usage in com.docker.hyperkit
I'm running docker desktop community 2.1.0.3 on MacOS Mojave. I've got 8GB of memory allocated to Docker, which already seems like a lot (that's half my RAM). Somehow even after exiting and then starting Docker for Mac again, which means no…

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How do I restart Docker for Mac from the terminal?
Docker for Mac has a neat little 'restart' button in the dropdown from the whale icon in the menu bar.
I'd like to be able to restart Docker for Mac from the terminal, though. What command would I need to run?

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How to access the VM created by docker's HyperKit?
Docker for Mac uses a Linux VM created by HyperKit for storing and running containers on Mac.
With Docker Toolbox, I can just open VirtualBox and access the docker-machine VM. But with Docker for Mac, how do I access the VM created by HyperKit?

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Disable autostart of docker-compose project
I have a docker-compose project using Docker for Mac that autostarts when I boot the computer.
I usually start the project with docker-compose up -d, but even running docker-compose stop before shutting down autostarts it again on boot.
I am not…

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docker build with Dockerfile, but the image has no name or tag
I installed Docker desktop for mac. The version is 1.12.0-rc4-beta19
when I use docker build -t self/centos:java8 .
the image has no name or tag
REPOSITORY TAG IMAGE ID CREATED SIZE
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Docker for Mac - Kubernetes - reference local image
I am using Docker for Mac with Kubernetes support and I'm struggling to create a Kubernetes Deployment that references a locally built image.
Output of docker images:
REPOSITORY TAG IMAGE
test latest 2c3bdb36a5ed
My deployment.yaml…

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Docker Compose Mac Error: Cannot start service zoo1: Mounts denied:
I am getting the following error when running docker-compose up -d:
% docker-compose up -d
Creating network "kafka-test_default" with the default driver
Creating kafka-test_zoo1_1 ... error
ERROR: for kafka-test_zoo1_1 Cannot start service zoo1:…

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docker on OSX slow volumes
I'm trying to use docker beta on OSX, mainly for Symfony development but the mounted volumes are incredible slow. Even for a vanilla Symfony project I get 6s page load time. That's unbearable! Has anyone found a solution to this issue? Trying to…

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docker swarm init could not choose an IP address error
Experimenting with Docker Swarm with Docker Desktop for Mac. I tried this:
docker-machine create -d virtualbox node-1
docker-machine create -d virtualbox node-2
docker-machine create -d virtualbox node-3
eval $(docker-machine env node-1)
docker…

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How do you get around the size limitation of Docker.qcow2 in the Docker for Mac?
I have a large (100gb+) database that I'm trying to run with the official postgres image.
I can't store the data in a docker volume because the ~/Library/Containers/com.docker.docker/Data/com.docker.driver.amd64-linux/Docker.qcow2 file in Docker for…

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docker: Error response from daemon: Mounts denied: approving /path/to/file does not exist
My docker command:
docker run -it --rm -v $(pwd):/mutcompute ens_net:v3
Gives me the following error:
docker: Error response from daemon: Mounts denied: approving /Users/danny/Documents/Codes/Python/net_containers/ensemble_net: file does not…

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